"Temporary" Venting Thread

[Rían]

Since none of us can survive w/o a vent here and there, here's a temporary thread to let off steam until our beloved Venting II thread is restored

I'll start off - darn brand-new printer isn't working!! and now I'll have to be on eternal hold, listening to boring music, to get to a tech rep to get it fixed!!!

[hectorberlioz]

Around here, Banks open just when people get to work, close barely thirty minutes after people get off, and its SOOO taboo to be open on Sundays
One day I hadnt paid my piano teacher fifty dollars owed because I couldn't cash my check, since the bank was already closed.
The next day, I go to the bank, it's 5:00 normal time for closing the bank. It happens to be friday, when they close at 3:30!
The naxt day, I get there at 12:30, they close at 12:00!

As John Cleese reminds us in a skit of his "Banks open two hours after you go to work, and close one hour before you get off. Consequently, Banks are open for two kinds of people: the unemployed, and bankrobbers".

Post offices: Same deal. they think they're so high tech that they can choose whatever hours they want.
For instance, Three deliveries from amazon.com have not arrived to my home. But they have been delivered to the local postoffice. The postoffice doesnt tell me about this. they dont send me a little card telling me that my stuff arrived but that they were too incompetent to deliver it to my home (much less tell me about it!@)
On top of that, they close early! These people who work there take an HOUR AND A HALF for lunch! Hear that!? And THEY CLOSE EARLY!

Libraries: Much better than Banks and PO's, but still evil wneh it comes to hours...especially on Saturdays.

[Butterbeer]

my advice, dear hector ... become a bank-robber. Lie low for a while by working part-time as a librarian and at the post-office: they'll never be able to find you!

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Butterbeer

my advice, dear hector ... become a bank-robber. Lie low for a while by working part-time as a librarian and at the post-office: they'll never be able to find you!

You ARE a genius

I expect this thread will be moved to the Venting thread...I sorta forgot that existed

[rohirrim TR]

I know the feelin, whats worse is when you can put all the money you want in there but they won't let you take money out unless you get a release form signed in triplicate, and it must first be lost, found, lost again, eaten by dog, put in compost, and come back as bathroom tissue,

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by rohirrim TR

I know the feelin, whats worse is when you can put all the money you want in there but they won't let you take money out unless you get a release form signed in triplicate, and it must first be lost, found, lost again, eaten by dog, put in compost, and come back as bathroom tissue,

Incredibly true
In fact, I think John Cleese said something along those lines himself.
You forgot "run through the tax office"

[rohirrim TR]

actually its a fragment from hitchhiker's guide, but i can't remember the entire qoute, but it is funny

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by rohirrim TR

actually its a fragment from hitchhiker's guide, but i can't remember the entire qoute, but it is funny

and its about banks?

[rohirrim TR]

no its about vogons, but it seemed to fit the situation

[Butterbeer]

well, the word Vogons backwards is Snogov .. which is about as relevant as most bank's customer care departments.

I prefer vogon poetry to calling one of those automated services.

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Butterbeer

well, the word Vogons backwards is Snogov .. which is about as relevant as most bank's customer care departments.

I prefer vogon poetry to calling one of those automated services.

I'm going to have to read that book to catch the gist of what you guys are talking about

[rohirrim TR]

Originally Posted by Butterbeer

well, the word Vogons backwards is Snogov .. which is about as relevant as most bank's customer care departments.

I prefer vogon poetry to calling one of those automated services.

LOL

[hectorberlioz]

Speaking of Autos...I like those new checkout thingies in stores..at least the Kroger's ones. Wal-marts are lousy.

[Lotesse]

Originally Posted by Butterbeer

my advice, dear hector ... become a bank-robber. Lie low for a while by working part-time as a librarian and at the post-office: they'll never be able to find you!

That's a BRILLIANT idea! Yeah, I just got home after spending the day at Venice Beach, anyway my boyfriend wanted to get to the bank before it closed to make sure and cover 2 very, very important checks so they wouldn't bounce, and so here we are, doing Mario Andretti/Evel Knievel driving manoevres through insane friday afternoon L.A. commuter traffic, to try and make iot to his bank branch - after all that stress, what? what happens next? The friggin' bank had JUST closed. Literally like not even 5 minutes prior to our impressively dangerous ride to pull up FIVE minutes too late.

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Lotesse

That's a BRILLIANT idea! Yeah, I just got home after spending the day at Venice Beach, anyway my boyfriend wanted to get to the bank before it closed to make sure and cover 2 very, very important checks so they wouldn't bounce, and so here we are, doing Mario Andretti/Evel Knievel driving manoevres through insane friday afternoon L.A. commuter traffic, to try and make iot to his bank branch - after all that stress, what? what happens next? The friggin' bank had JUST closed. Literally like not even 5 minutes prior to our impressively dangerous ride to pull up FIVE minutes too late.

The cops forgave you they were so impressed with the Kenival impression right?

[Lotesse]

Cops don't catch my man when he's with me! Not often, anyway. Well, a couple times he got a speeding ticket and I was the passenger. He's a total maniac driver, it is a bloody miracle he's still licensed the amount of crap he pulls on the streets, with all his fancy sporty- cars and tricksey manoevres.

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Lotesse

Cops don't catch my man when he's with me! Not often, anyway. Well, a couple times he got a speeding ticket and I was the passenger. He's a total maniac driver, it is a bloody miracle he's still licensed the amount of crap he pulls on the streets, with all his fancy sporty- cars and tricksey manoevres.

Sounds like a video game car racing competition over there

[Lotesse]

It's Los Angeles - need I say more?

[HOBBIT]

yeah, you kinda mangled that HitchHiker's quote :P

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Lotesse

It's Los Angeles - need I say more?

Actually yes. What's the excuse arouns there for driving crazily?
We have our crazies over here too...someone swerved bigtime on the highway and almost hit me and my brother on bikes...